The American house carpenter. A treatise on the art of building. Comprising styles of architecture, strength of materials, and the theory and practice of the construction of floors, framed girders, roof trusses, rolled-iron beams, tubular-iron girders, cast-iron girders, stairs, doors, windows, mouldings, and cornices; together with a compend of mathematics. A manual for the practical use of architects, carpenters, stair-builders, and others (1880)
Hatfield, R. G. (Robert Griffith), 1815-1879, Hatfield, O. P., ed · New York, J. Wiley & sons · leaf 74
on, and beauty of nature met his admiring gaze,contrasting so strangely with the misshapen and dispropor-tioned work of his own hands, he was led to make gradualchanges, till his abode was rendered not only commodiousand durable, but pleasant in its appearance ; and buildingbecame a line art,… … ESSENTIAL REQUIRE.MEXTS OF A BUILDING. 45 useful, commodious, and comfortable, the arrangement of theapartments should be such as to fit them for their severaldestinations ; for publio assemblies, oratory, state, visitors,retiring, eating, reading, sleeping, bathing, dressing, etc.—these should…
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